Sweet Southern Boy: A Virtual Baby Shower for Nikki

In just a few short weeks (or less!) my good friend Nikki, from Seeded at the Table, will be welcoming home her second baby boy! Of course we couldn’t let this opportunity for a celebration to pass, so Kelsey, from Apple a Day, and I joined forces to host a virtual shower in Nikki’s honor. Because Nikki recently moved to Mississippi and has been getting in touch with her Southern, we came up with what we think is the perfect theme – Sweet Southern Boy!

Nikki was one of the first bloggers I got to know “in real life” after starting Sunny Side Up several years ago. I could immediately tell that she was a wonderfully genuine and friendly person. She even helped to convince me to attend my first food blogging conference and we, along with Joelen, were roomies at the Foodbuzz festival in 2011. Even though we had only ever “talked” online as soon as we met in person it was like we were old friends. We laughed (and ate!) our way through San Francisco. She continues to be one of my all-time favorite bloggers and great friend. I can’t wait to for her to have this new sweet baby and expand that beautiful family of hers!

Congratulations on your Sweet Southern Boy, Nikki! I couldn’t be happier for you!!

To celebrate Nikki’s Sweet Southern Boy, Kelsey and I gathered a fabulous group of Nikki’s favorite bloggers for a virtual shower. There are lots of delicious treats and some very cute shower decoration ideas.

Thank you so much Kelsey and the rest of the shower contributors. I just wish this were a real shower so we could all get together and really enjoy your great contributions!

Directions
Cut hard boiled eggs in half length wise. Remove the yolks and place in the bowl of a food processor. Process for 10-15 seconds. Add the cheeses and mayo and process in 5 second increments, until the cheese is mostly blended. Add a tablespoon of milk and process until the texture is smoother (this may require another tablespoon of milk). Add the remaining ingredients and process for about 15 seconds to combine.

Fill a pastry bag, fitted with a star, with pimento cheese mixture*. Use the pastry bag to fill each egg white half. Garnish with additional pimentos, green onion, and a dash of paprika.

*Alternatively you could just use a spoon to fill the eggs, or a Ziploc bag with the corner cut off.

Note: This will make more pimento cheese than you will need to fill 7 eggs (14 egg halves). You can either make more eggs and discard the extra egg yolks, or you can just use the delicious filling like classic pimento cheese spread on crackers or even as a sandwich!

Comments

What a great contribution of recipes!! Thank you for co-hosting, Jessica! I absolutely LOVE deviled eggs and can’t wait to try them with this southern twist. You, too, are one of my favorite blogging friends! Awwww…aren’t we getting so sappy? 😉

OHmahgerd! I love deviled eggs and I love pimento cheese even more what an amazing combo! Genius ; ) Thanks so much for inviting me to help with Nikki’s shower it’s been great getting to know new creative bloggers! xoxox Sheila

Hi! I’m Jessica. I love cooking, baking, eating, and talking about food. My goal is to make cooking and baking, even from scratch, seem approachable. If I can give just one person the boost they need to try something new in the kitchen, I’ll be happy.